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| Country represented |  Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1986 Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anna Gurbanova (Azerbaijani : Anna Qurbanova; born September 24, 1986) is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast.
She is the champion of Azerbaijan in ball performance, a participant of the Olympic Games held in Athens in 2004, World and European Championships and the world cup final. At the World Championships - 2005 in Baku and the European Championships -2005 in Moscow she won the 5th place in team performances. At the international tournament in Italy, Anna won the first place for her performance with the clubs and received a silver medal in all round competition. She is a bronze medalist of the World Cup-2005 held in Tashkent in the performance with a rope and a silver medalist of an Italian club competition.
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